FLIGHT International, 26 March 1970
three YS-HA, two Fokker F.27, two Fair-child FH-227, one DC-4, two J>C-3.
Kuwait Airways Corporation was founded in 1953 as Kuwait National Airways, adopt
ing the present title in 1958. BOAC took over the technical management in June
1958. and in September 1959 British Inter national Airlines, a wholly-owned BOAC
subsidiary in Kuwait that provided charter and maintenance services, was taken over
by Kuwait Airways. The Kuwait Govern ment having acquired all Kuwait Airways
shares, the company became a Government concern on June 1. 1963. Kuwait Airways
operates services within the Middle East. Bombay and Karachi; four weekly services
are also operated to London via Athens. Geneva, Frankfurt or Paris and a fifth
direct flight Kuwait/London.
Head Office: PO Box 394, Kuwait. Executives: Chairman, Faisal Seoud Al-
Fulaij: managing director, Jassem Yousef Al-Marzook: commercial director. Adli
Dajani: chief accountant, Nizar Abu Ghazalah; purchasing manager. Khalid Al-
Breikan,
Employees: 1,411. Fleet: Three Boeing 707-369C. two Tri
dent, two Comet 4C, one Comet 4.
LADE—see Linens Aereas del Estado.
Ladeco—see Linea Aerea del Cobre Ltda.
Laica'—see Lineas Aereas Interiores de
Catalina.
Laker Airways Ltd was formed in February 1966 as a contract-hire and ad hoc charter
operator. and a good deal of IT and group charter work is undertaken. Full operations
began during March 1967.
Head office: Gatwick Airport. London, Surrey.
Executives: Managing director, F. A. Laker: director purchasing/services. C.
Nunn : technical director. W. F. Townsend : operations manager. L. V. E. Atkinson:
commercial manager, G. W. Forster;. chief pilot. Capt A. Hellary.
Fleet: Three Boeing 707-138B, four One-Eleven 320. On option : Four BAC Three-
Eleven .
LAN-Chile (Linea Aerea Nacional de Chile) was founded by the Chilean Government on
March 5, 1929. Originally known as Linea Aeropostal Santiago-Arica. it took its
present name in 1932 when it became an autonomous State entity. LAN has de
veloped services throughout the length of Chile, and now operates over international
routes to Montevideo, Mendoza, Buenos Aires, Asuncion. Rio de Janeiro, Lima,
Guayaquil. Panama, Miami and New York. A monthly DC-6 service to Easter Island
and Tahiti is also operated.
Head Office: Los Cerrillos Airport, San tiago, Chile.
Executives: Chairman and president, Eric Campana : vice - presidents : operations,
Pedro Gasc: finance. Hector Sauvageot: traffic, Santiago, Faz:" engineering, Jorge
Hofer: planning, Cesar Borquez.
Employees: 2,788. Fleet: One Boeing 707-33OB. three Cara-
veUe, four 727-116, nine HS.748, eight DC-6A/B, nine DC-3. one Cessna 310.
Lanka (Lineas Aereas de Nicaragua SA) was founded in June 1945 with Pan Ameri
can Airways holding 40% (now 5%) of the company's capital. Private interests now
hold 85% of stock. Internal services were begun in, 1946 with a fleet of two Boeing
247 aircraft. At present the company serves points in Nicaragua and operates inter
national passenger and cargo services to Miami and San Salvador: also to San
Pedro Sula (Honduras). From October 19. 1967, Lanica's One-Eleven has been
operated jointly with TAN Airlines of Honduras.
Head Office: Apartado Postal 753. Managua. Nicaragua.
Executives: President. Anastasio Somoza : vice-president, Oscar Sevilla Sacasa : manag
ing director, Herberto Sanchez B. Employees: 360.
Fleet: One BAC One-Eleven 412. one DC-6, two DC-4, three C-46.
LANSA—see Lineas Aereas Nacionales SA.
Korean Airlines DC-9-30 at Seoul
Japan Air Lines' DC-8-61 on short finals at Kai Tak, Hong Kong
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Lebanese Air Transport (Charter) Co SAL started operating passenger and freight
charters in June 1961. Current operations include ground handling services at Beirut
International Airport. Major shareholder is the president.
Head Office: PO Box 1331, Lazarieh Building, Beirut, Lebanon.
Executives: President / general manager. Marouf Shaar: assistant general manager.
T. Assily: sales manager, A. Shaar: engineering manager, M. Mikdashi; ground
services manager, R. Tabet; chief accoun tant, A. Bawarshi; catering and purchasing
manager, F. Tawil.
Employees: 175. Fleet: Two DC-3.
Lebanese International Airways (LIA) per sonnel and routes were absorbed into MEA
on July I, 1969. The airline had been non-operational since its fleet of aircraft were
destroyed in the Israeli raid on Beirut Air port on December 28. 1968.
LEBCA—see Transportes Aereos de Carga.
Leeward Islands Air Transport Services Ltd (LIAT) was formed in 1956, as a subsidiary
company of British West Indian Airways who now hold 75% of the shares. LIAT
services operate to 21 points in the West Indies and include San Juan (Puerto Rico)
and Trinidad.
Head Office: Coolidge Airport, Antigua. West Indies.
Executives: Chairman. Sir Errol dos Santos: managing director. Frank S. De-
lisle; chief pilot, Capt J. Mahmood: traffic manager. John L. Bustard: operations
manager, Capt F. Fleming; sales manager. David Price: personnel manager, C. A.
Yount; accountant, David Attale.
Employees: 239. Fleet: Four HS.748, two Twin Otter, two
Twin Bonanza.
Lesotho Airways (Pty) Ltd was formed in October 1967 as the national carrier of
Lesotho by the Government of Lesotho (formerly Basutoland) with 50% and Basu-
tair (Pty) Ltd with 50%. In December 1969 Lesotho Airways took over the entire
operation of Basutair and thus became 100% state owned. A scheduled service be
tween the capital, Maseru and Johannes burg is operated using a DC-3 and crew
leased from Commercial Airways, together with a domestic network.
Head Office: PO Box 861, Maseru, Lesotho.
Executives: Directors: A. C. Heathcote. A. T. Matsau, H. M. Ntsaba. Wynand van
Graan, E. Waddington.
Fleet: One DC-3. three Cessna 180, two Aermacchi AL-60.
Liberian National Airlines Inc was originally formed in 1949 as Liberian
National Airways by the Government of Liberia and operations began in 1952. The
company was reorganised in January 1965 when the government invited the French
independent airline UTA to take over the management of LNA. but this agreement
was terminated in 1968. Services link Robertsfield and Monrovia with Buchanan.
Cape Palmas and Sinoe.
Head Office: Robertsfield International Airport, Liberia.
Executive : General manager. Capt F. H. Syphert.
Fleet: Two DC-3.
Libyan Arab Airlines, known until 1969 as Kingdom of Libya Airlines, is the Govern
ment-owned national airline of Libya formed in September 1964. Operations were
begun in October 1965 and absorbed Nord Africa Aviazione Spa (Libavia) and United
Libyan Airlines on the same date. Inter national services were begun from Tripoli
and Benghazi, and now serve Rome, Paris, Cairo, Athens, Tunis, Geneva, London,
Malta, Beirut. In March 1966 an operating agreement was concluded with the Italian
airline ATI, whereby two F.27s are used on internal services. An executive and VIP
charter service is also operated. The airline is currently being reorganised following the
recent coup and no details have been made